chapter 14

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Explain the status of slavery in future states under the Constitution

* Constitution has right and did abolish slave trade when it had the chance. * Most people assumed Federal government could not abolish slavery in states where it already existed. * Future states acceptance on slavery - Constitution said nothing about slavery in new states. - Congress has power to admit new states so they assumed they could regulate slavery by saying your constitution must be prohibit or accept slavery. - Congress could regulate slavery in new territory

Describe the results of the attempt to pass the Wilmot Proviso

* Bill is saying no slavery in new states & no blacks can live their either. * Fails, gets through house but not senate. Splits wig and Democrats in North & south boundary. North Whigs & Democratic like, Southern Democratic & Whigs did not like it. * Launch free soil movement. No slavery in New states territories.

Describe the basic tenets of popular (or squatter) sovereignty

* That territory settlers would determine slavery status in that territory. * North Democratic - They saw it as the first settler legislation would decide if its slavery or no slavery territory . They thought people would say no slavery. * Southern Democratic - The constitutional conviction will decide if slavery is allowed or not. * Slave holders would have got their and could make state slavery state.

Name the major political supporters of popular (or squatter) sovereignty

* California is admitted as a free state. * Popular sovereignty will choose if slavery is allowed or not in the two new territories ( Utah & Mexico territories) * New fugitive slave law creating a system to help slave holders capture escaped slaves. It was a nasty bill made it a federal crimes to help slaves. Courts would be held in South for slaves released issues. * Prohibits of slave trade in Washington DC. Boundary dispute between New Mexico & TX is been resolved.

* Strong supporter of expansion. * He thought the slavery issue would half expansion. * He wanted to be president and thought this would help him. * Wanted more railroads. * Thought popular sovereignty helped expansion.

Explain the results of the Kansas-Nebraska Bill.

* Bill passes * Fight over bill majorly hurts the connection between North & South. * Destroyed the 2nd two parties system - Split Whigs right down the middle. * Coalitions that opposed the acts eventually go into the Republican party.

Explain the origins & beliefs of the Know-Nothing Party

* Massive immigration of Irish & Germans, many of whom were Catholic & this upset yhe Know-Nothing party. * They thought Catholics would form party and listen to Pope which would destroy the USA * Opposed the Nebraska act

Explain the origins of the Republican Party

*Northern coalition that were opposed to slavery and popular sovereignty - Consisted of Northern Wighs, free sailers, Liberty party, anti-slavery people, & some people of the Know Nothing party

Describe the origins of Bleeding Kansas

* Fighting in Kansas over whether or not there would be slavery in the territory * Republican party slogan * Fighting was very bad, killing in the hundreds

* Dred Scott is a slave that lives free territory and sues for his freedom. * Issue in supreme court is should he be free * Supreme court said that he can't come to court because he is not a citizen * No African descent can become a citizen . Supreme court also said that congress could not decide if slavery was allowed in a territory

Discuss the intent of the Lecompton Constitution

* A Kansas constitution drafted to make Kansas a state and it said Kansas would be a slave free state. * Fight in Congress because many people thought the constitution was not the will of the people * Splits the Democratic * Popular sovereignty fails

Explain the principles & results of the Lincoln-Douglas debates.

* Lincoln - Slavery needs to be opposed as immoral, to keep slavery from being extended to the new territories. As well as abolish it eventually in the South. * Douglas - Saying slavery is immoral, threatens the Union because it will cause the South to secede * Results: - Douglas gets re-elected - Lincoln win respect with Republicans in the North - Debates sharpen the ideas of the Republican & made compromise less likely.

Describe the results of John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859

* Raid failed, John Brown was hanged * Outpour of sympathy in the North * Sothern's saw this sympathy in the North as the majority opinion in the North & the South saw cession as the only way to protect their interests.

Explain the course & results of the Speaker's race in 1859

* Republicans put up Sherman for speaker of the house ( He endorsed a book where he said non slave holders should oppose slavery in South). Sothern's opposed this & the race was long and nasty, Sherman withdrew his name * This race convinced Southern that Republican were committed to get non slave owning, Sothern's to vote out slavery in the South

18. Name the presidential candidates & winner in the election of 1860.